PRIVATE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF PHOTOGRAPH VIA OCCUPANT'S CELL PHONE FOLLOWING IMPACT EVENT
First Claim
1. An imaging and reporting system comprising:
- a wireless communication device having a program for forwarding a received image to a remote monitor; and
a vehicle having an interior and a vehicle-based network that includes a sensing system for sensing an impact event, an imaging module associated with said sensing system for capturing an image of said interior, and a transceiver associated with said imaging module for forwarding said captured image to said communication device.
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Abstract
An imaging and reporting system includes a wireless communication device having a user-installed program for forwarding a received image to a remote monitor and a vehicle-based network that includes an impact event sensing system, an imaging module including a camera for capturing an image of the vehicle'"'"'s interior, and a transceiver for sending the captured image to the communication device. Operating software controls the imaging and reporting system. Thereafter the wireless communication device automatically forwards an image to the remote monitor that may be part of a community'"'"'s 911 system. The operator reviews the one or more images received by the remote monitor and takes necessary action in response. The imaging and forwarding steps are accomplished without the need for human intervention. The software associated with the imaging and reporting system and the software associated with the wireless communication device disallows the retention of any captured image.
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20 Claims
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1. An imaging and reporting system comprising:
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a wireless communication device having a program for forwarding a received image to a remote monitor; and a vehicle having an interior and a vehicle-based network that includes a sensing system for sensing an impact event, an imaging module associated with said sensing system for capturing an image of said interior, and a transceiver associated with said imaging module for forwarding said captured image to said communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle having a vehicle-based imaging and reporting system for use with a wireless communication device, the system comprising:
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a vehicle interior; an imaging and reporting network associated with the vehicle, said network including a sensing system for sensing an impact event, an imaging module associated with said sensing system for capturing an image of said interior, and a transceiver associated with said module for forwarding said captured image to the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for use with a vehicle for capturing and forwarding an image to a remote receiver following an impact event, comprising the steps of:
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forming a vehicle-embedded network comprising an impact sensing system and an imaging device; sensing an impact event by said impact sensing system; capturing the image with said imaging device; forwarding said image to a wireless communication device without retaining said image; and forwarding said image to the receiver without retaining said image. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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